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old boys' club

old boys' club noun: a boys' club (an organization that excludes women), especially one with an established history of male control.

Noun

old boys' club (plural old boys' clubs)

  1. A boys' club (an organization that excludes women), especially one with an established history of male control.

Forms of old boys' club

pluralold boys' clubs

Questions about old boys' club

What does old boys' club mean?
Old boys' club means a boys' club (an organization that excludes women), especially one with an established history of male control.
What part of speech is old boys' club?
Old boys' club is a noun.
What is the plural of old boys' club?
The plural of old boys' club is old boys' clubs.

Words near old boys' club in the dictionary

  1. old boy
  2. old boy network
  3. old boy networks
  4. old boyism
  5. old boys
  6. old boys' club
  7. old boys' clubs
  8. Old Brampton
  9. Old Breton
  10. Old Bridge
  11. old broad

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